Vocabu-Lit G Lesson 18
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angela3361 on January 20, 2012
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Vocabu-Lit G
Building Vocabulary Through Literature
from "First Jump"
by Henry Gregor Felsen
Classes:
Vocabu-Lit G (Lessons 17 - 25)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 chute (n.) | an umbrella-shaped device used to slow free fall from an airplane or to slow speeding vehicles (informal for 'parachute') |
| clench (v.) | to close tightly; also, to grasp firmly |
| descent (n.) | downward motion |
| desperate (adj.) | reckless or dangerous because of despair |
| flail (v.) | to throw one's arms or legs about wildly |
| glimpse (n.) | a hurried view |
| hurtle (v.) | to move with great speed |
| reserve (adj.) | extra, as something kept back or saved |
| scramble (v.) | to hurriedly and often clumsily struggle to get something |
| yowl (v.) | to give a long, loud, mournful cry |
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